Australian Seasonal Bushfire Outlook: December 2019

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What’s the bushfire outlook across Australia for summer 2019/2020? The Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC has released the Australian Seasonal Bushfire Outlook: December 2019, with all states and the ACT warning of increased fire danger as the fire season progresses. It has already been a challenging fire season, and this is expected to continue.

Organisation/s: Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC, Bureau of Meteorology

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From: Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC

What’s the bushfire outlook across Australia for summer 2019/2020? The Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC has released the Australian Seasonal Bushfire Outlook: December 2019, with all states and the ACT warning of increased fire danger as the fire season progresses. It has already been a challenging fire season, and this is expected to continue.

The Outlook draws on input from the Bureau of Meteorology and all Australian fire agencies to plan for the coming months.

The Outlook is released as a Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC Hazard Note https://www.bnhcrc.com.au/hazardnotes/68

For media queries specific to individual state or territories, please contact the relevant fire agency. For all climate and weather queries contact the Bureau of Meteorology.

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